Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-15
THE DIVISION CONVENTION.

THE DIVISION CONVi NTiON.
A Few Facts Concerning the Recent
Convention at Huron.
One Of the delegation which attended
the division convention at Huron, was
interviewed by @ reporter to-day and
from the half hours chat the following
facts were Cleaned. The convention
was an assembly of dem ocrats and re-
publlcans nearly oil of whom are proml-
nent in Dakota. During the de-
liherations in the convention there
Yves nothing except the most harmonious
feeling, and democrat end republican
were there for che one sole purpose OF
laboring with a will for the consumma-
ton of division and statehood.
General Hugh j, Campbell, of Yank-
ton, was the recipient upon this coca
sion of honors and compliments and the
number OF Dakotaians who are support
ers of the Campbell plan for division
and statehood were increased decidedly
General Campbell was elected chairman
OF the executive council, a committee
which has for its object the organiza-
tion and canvas of south Dakota for the
division campaign.
a committee consisting OF Hon. John
~. Kleiner, of Hughes county; Hon.
Frank P~ettigrew, of Minnehaha;
Hon. @. G.. Williams, OF Codiagton.
e. W. Foster of Sphinx county, Hon. O.S.
Clifford, of Lincoln, Gen. W. a. Il. Beadle
of Yankton; e. s Kellogg of
Sanborn, and-Whitcher, and I. d.
Price Of Hyde county, was appointed,
in an important field. This COM
mittee will confer or correspond
with congressman, and other men OF
prominence with regard to division and
| statehood for Dakota, and a plan by
which some of these dignitaries may be
induced to visit Dakota he's already been
discussed by members of the committee.
TIE gpeeeh OF the convention was made
hysI c.. D. Williams, of Watertown,
O man OF prominence in Dakota, and o
man who earned no small distinction ae
q Representative from Wisconsin. Mr.. Will.
iame, IN the course of his remarks made
many points which impressed Themselves
particularly on the Yankton man. The
first of these was his endorsement oi
the doctrine that congress had no power
to continue territorial government
over Dakota, indefinitely, but wher
the people became sufficiently numerous
to govern themselves congress becomes
revolutionary by attempting to continue
territorial government. The SEQ
ond point was made in
Mr.. Williams statement to the effect
that the d%ivislonists had at last taker
the right step in. putting to the front thu
representative of the most advanced
pronounced AID aggressive idea
upon the division and state
hood question. Complimentinl
by this remark Hugh, j. Campbell o
Yankton. Mr.. Williams further en-
dorsed General O%ampbeii's plan to tn
fullest extent. This speech was charac
terised with o decisive sincerity and the
speaker was constantly INTERRUPTED b,
vociferons applause. Hon. Geo, q
Hand and James Kingsbury OF thi
city we're appointed q campaign com
mittee for Yankton county. The con
v%ention in i'll ~ssclts was such as to er
courage all the tFsends OF division an,
admission, and the. campaign will 6
forward with a will.
Concerning the sioux Eralls Argus.
Editors Press and Dakoteian-Of lat
: I have e g extracts from the Sioux Fal
Argus-Leader, thrusting directly 9
Yankton, in o manner that is rot chi
. void of the truth but is evidently salnte
i with more of a elanderous spirit tina
oil any genteel, honest or business lib
desire to promote public interest. Viii
there is no question but inpeffeetic
t yades human efforts and that tt
: public appreciates any improvement
: which may arise from the honest effor
4 OF any journal or person, it has ECU
d ~scorn and contempt for any low-Iivs
if SANDER Il matters not whether it
d only q pnsillanimous paper thrust or al
It other cowsrdly and detestihle attem
that is unjust.
While I have no desire to speak wi
any undue severity, I ain convinced th
any paper or psrson, imbubsd with
T. disposition to eYoid recognizing what
1t dua; and strive to sting, with the poi
i, onlSd power Of pen orsoague,is an ener
IN 90 society; and stands foremost OF